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whats more interesting, a full scale war between two sprawling empires, one militant and assimilative and one authoritarian and puritan, or a free for all threeway war between two puritan factions and a third faction that arises from refugees and survivors of the other two factions? will the goals get muddied? will it be harder to focus on the real antagonists if i have a third faction just kinda dicking around? how do i make it work?
>>20049794
thats kinda the problem, im not entirely sure, and thats why i ask if it muddies the main antagonists. basically the third group all have visions and dreams and their shamans gather, and a consortium of various races agrees to destroy humanity for the good of the universe. originally i was going to have the antagonists gather these different races together but the antagonists are supposed to be warlike savages who stole their technology and ships from a more advanced race and decorate their armored in skins and scalps, so it makes a little questionable that any other race would side with these guys besides savages like them. but theyre a better alternative to the humans in this universe who have basically fucked the galaxy on an apocalyptic scale, would that be reason enough you think?
>>20049866
both, i try to focus on the plot drafts first but if i have good ideas, good lines or dialogues in my head i try to write them as soon as they come because its harder to remember it later
>>20049888
its going to be very large in scale and take point of view from multiple protagonists but im trying to avoid a detached top down view like its just dnd or warhammer lore, i want the core cast to be relatable even if very weird and broad
sorry to repost i have been doing nothing but writing for 2 weeks i am obsessed lately
>>20050041
only you dont